On the morning of the 17th, U.S. time, Sun Ce and his entourage took an overnight flight and returned to Memphis from Chengdu after a long journey.

After a day off, Sun Ce got up on the morning of the 18th and had already poured out the jet lag.

After sending the grandfather to school, Sun Ce came to the FedEx Arena.

Surprisingly, the coaches are already working.

Sun Ce came to the training ground and saw the offensive assistant coach David Fitzdale passing by, and asked curiously: "David, don't you have to get jet lag?" ”

"I should ask you that, God, what is the structure of your body, more energetic than me, who is used to staying up late," David Fitzdale amazed and continued, "I usually only sleep 5 hours a day, so I'm used to it. ”

"Me? Just get some sleep. ”

“……”

Let's talk about it first, Sun Ce went to do his own training, and it is not easy to be a coach, especially the coach of the NBA, the best basketball league, of course, as an assistant coach, the salary is also high, at least 20,000 US dollars per week, David Fitzdale, an excellent offensive assistant coach, has a weekly salary of 40,000 US dollars, even in the United States, there are few employees in the industry who have such a high salary.

Under the guidance of Tim Hardaway, who yawned from time to time, he practiced a morning of three-point and cross-step breakthroughs, and the focus of the breakthrough was on the acceleration after lateral movement, the power mode of lateral movement, and the action of connecting the acceleration breakthrough, which was difficult, and it was even more difficult to do it in the game.

In the history of the NBA, the strongest move should be Tim Hardaway and Allen Iverson.

After lunch, Sun Ce was called over by Coach Hollins.

"Noah, we have three types of point guards, Beverley, who is good defensively and has shooting talent; Pargo, who is a scorer, can pass the ball but has an unstable personality; Green, who is a scorer and plays hard, couldn't find a better third point guard, and we were going to let Jimmy and Paul hold the ball when you and Steve needed to rest or need to play, and we talked about it for a long time and wanted to ask for your opinion......"

Coach Hollins began analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the three candidate third point guards.

Sun Ce analyzed Coach Hollins' words.

Beverley, if you want to say that it is indeed suitable for their Grizzlies, has three-point potential, has defensive potential, and plays hard when the strength is not enough.

But it's still a bit close, and the €1 million buyout fee with the Russian Premier League is a problem.

The NBA's prescribed cash usage limit this season is $2.75 million, and when Larry Sanders was previously traded, the Grizzlies compensated the Bobcats $2 million in cash because the Bobcats ate Redno's $4 million salary.

Now as long as the amount of 750,000 is required, that is, even if the Grizzlies are willing to pay a buyout fee, Beverley himself has to be responsible for the remaining 300,000 US dollars in buyout fees, and it is not so simple to ask the Grizzlies to spend 750,000 US dollars to buy out.

Beverley's current strength, let alone a buyout fee of 750,000, Beverley can't play 750,000 US dollars now.

Sun Ce didn't necessarily say that he wanted Beverley because he would get better and better in the future, no matter how good it was, it would be good to have Mr. Tony, who is now at his peak? Good to have Paul George, who is about to enter his prime on the defensive end? How good is it to have the talented Klay Thompson?

The third point guard is only signed as a backup, so what the team needs, it is best to ensure operational flexibility at the minimum cost.

Jeremy Pargo and Willie Green, two scoring players, are both C+-level players and have not found a job for the time being, so it stands to reason that they are more suitable for the Grizzlies.

However, there must be a reason why the two C+-level prowess needed a preseason trial when they played okay last season, the former clashed with Kemba Walker in the locker room last season and was cut in the end, a standard thorn.

Willie Green is more accurate to say that he was a two-way guard in his early years, he was too short to play point guard, he was too old to pass the ball at point guard, he was too old, and he was too lonely, the core player style of play, the strength of the bench player, he was obviously a tactician when he was in the team meeting, but he didn't have the tactics of playing ball, he just took the ball. China

After the training camp and the first three games, Sun Ce learned that these three people remained on the coaches' shortlist, of course, the others did not drive away directly, since they all invited people to come, it is natural to let them show their abilities in the preseason to other teams, and it is not bad to be a sparring partner, and the intra-team competition can also be used.

Jeremy Pugo and Willie Green, Sun Ce has played with them in the last three preseason games, and I have seen their ability evaluation, they are really not as good as Jimmy's little brother or Paul George, at least these two have a visible future, and because of the team atmosphere, they are willing to pass the ball.

After analyzing it comprehensively, Sun Ce said: "It would be nice if he could sign Beverley, but it's a pity that his buyout fee ......"

"It's a problem, his defensive talent is really good, he went to Europe for three years, he improved his defense and three-point shooting more than I expected, but I could consider a long-term contract, and I can let Tony or Steve play when he is rested, he has a lot of hard work."

Give a long appointment? Sun Ce asked, "Coach, do you know Beverley?" ”

"He came to our team for a tryout in '09 and we were very impressed with his desperate way of playing, so we invited him to come to the tryout, but we didn't pick him at the time, he was terrible at the time, and the Lakers drafted him as a trade add-on, and finally it was abandoned, we can try it and talk to him about the buyout fee......"

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Time passed day by day, individual training, team training, intra-team matches, pre-season games......

Find problems, find ways to solve problems, change your thinking if you can't solve them, don't care if you can't do it, strengthen your strengths and avoid your weaknesses.

On the 20th, he lost to the Hawks at home, on the 22nd, he lost to the Magic at home, on the 24th, he won the Magic away, and on the 26th, he won the Hornets away.

Time passed quickly, and on the 27th, Sun Ce returned to Memphis with the team.

The regular season was about to start, and Sun Ce felt very excited when he got home, and then ...... I played the passionate 97 fighting game with Zu Goose in the afternoon.

Sun Cetao took a long time to find this cabinet-style arcade game machine, and only then did he put "Fighting 97", "The Three Kingdoms War Chronicles Rise Again", "Journey to the West", "Proud Sword and Crazy Knife" ...... These childhood obsessed game consoles are gathered together and placed in one room.

From time to time, Sun Ce brushes the news.

After returning to Memphis, the first thing the team did was to cut five training camp contract players, and it was about to go to the final preseason game, and they had to decide whether to sign the third point guard in the end, or else they would cut all the training camp contracts, and the last preseason game would be played as a regular season.

Jeremy Pugo, who averaged 8.5 points and 2 assists per game in the first six preseason games, received a one-year, $1.12 million base salary contract from the 76ers after the Grizzlies played two preseason games with the Magic.

Moreover, Willie Green has also received offers from other teams, and the Clippers have given the veteran a 1+1 base salary offer with a total of 2.88 million US dollars over two years, and the Grizzlies have the right to match.

Sun Ce is waiting for news, the third point guard, everyone is good, the scoring two-way guard Willie Green is good, and Beverley is okay, their Grizzlies want now, they don't expect Beverley's future, now, immediately, immediately have to attack the next championship.

Of course, Beverley's ruthlessness is very much in line with their Grizzlies' style, and that style can be intimidating when they come on the court.

But Willie Green, who can be used as an assistant teacher, is naturally excellent.

By 5 p.m., Sun Ce had received an email from Chris Wallace.

Beverley and the Russian Premier League reached an agreement that the buyout fee would be paid in installments, with the Grizzlies paying $500,000, and Beverley himself would be responsible for the remaining $590,000 over the next five years.

At the same time, Beverley and the Grizzlies reached a contract with a 1+1+1 team option for the second two years, with a starting salary of 530,000 US dollars, the lowest in the 2012-2013 season, and a total contract of 1.89 million US dollars, that is, only the first year is fully guaranteed, and the second two years are not guaranteed!

"This contract is also signed? This is your own buyout fee! ”

Sun Ce felt that he underestimated Beverley's determination to enter the NBA to play!